Research Facilities 2025 Speakers

Geo Adam, PhD

Geo Adam

Global Head of Research Infrastructure Projects

Roche

Kevin Bell

Executive Director, Project Management

University of Alabama Birmingham

Nathan Benedict, PE, LEED AP

Nathan Benedict

Program Director, Strategic Campus Capabilities

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Cole Brunson, AIA, LEED AP

Cole Brunson

Principal Planner/Process Architect

Flad Architects

Russell M. Chernoff, Architect AIBC, MAAA

Russell Chernoff

Founding Partner

Chernoff Thompson Architects

Tim Cowell

Director of Space Planning and Design at USC Viterbi

University of Southern California

Kelley Cramm, PE, LEED AP BD+C

Kelley Cramm

Mechanical Technical Manager | Associate

Henderson Engineers

Adam Denmark

Vice President, Science & Tech Design Strategist | Director of Lab Planning

SmithGroup

Tyler Dykes, PE, NCEES

Tyler Dykes

Principal/Market Leader

Affiliated Engineers (AEI)

Meredith Hayes Gordon, AIA

Meredith Gordon

Principal

HGA

Naomi F. Gross, Architect AIBC, AAA, AAPEI, MRAIC, LEED AP

Naomi Gross

Partner

Chernoff Thompson Architects

Jacob Guter

Assistant Director Planning & Construction

Michigan Technological University

Brian Haines

Chief Strategy Officer

FM:Systems

Edwin Hargrave, AIA

Edwin Hargrave

Principal

TRIA, Inc

Jennifer Hopping

Campus Planner/Space & Site Planning Lead

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Sarah Jenne

Project Mangaer

Flad Architects

Tejoon Jung, AIA, LEED AP

Tejoon Jung

Design Principal

Jacobs

Katrina Kelly-Pitou

SENIOR PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND ADAPTATION

SmithGroup

George L Kemper, AIA

George Kemper

Director of Laboratory Planning

Hanbury

Mike Khatib

Senior Associate

Vermeulens, Atlanta

Marilee Lloyd, AIA

Marilee Lloyd

Associate Principal | National Laboratory Planning Leader

HED

Courtney D. Mankowski

Courtney Mankowski

Director of Research Infrastructure & Strategic Initiatives

The Ohio State University

Barbara Manley-Smith, BS, MHL

Barbara Manley-Smith

Director, Research Facilities

Augusta University

Elizabeth G Mikula, LEED GA, LFA

Elizabeth Mikula

Technical Coordinator

Perkins&Will

E. Kent Mitchell, RA, PMP

E. Kent Mitchell

Principal of Global Architecture

Syngenta

Tim O'Connell, AIA, LEED AP

Tim O'Connell

Sr Principal | Director, Science + Technology

HOK

J. Michael Oakes, Ph.D.

J. Michael Oakes

Senior Vice President for Research

Case Western Reserve University

Jeff Puleo, AIA

Jeff Puleo

Planning Principal

HGA

Timothy Reynolds, PE

Timothy Reynolds

Principal/Higher Education Team

Treanor

Kay Sargent, FASID, FIIDA, CID, LEED® AP, MCR.w, WELL AP

Kay Sargent

Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors

HOK

Ellen Sisle, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Ellen Sisle

Vice President / Global Director Science & Research

Jacobs

Chris Stenzel

Project Manager

Mayo Clinic

Reese Stevens

Director of Conceptual Design

Advent LLC

James Vermeulen, LEED AP, PQS

James Vermeulen

Managing Principal

Vermeulens, Boston

Jim Vignola, AIA Emeritus

Jim Vignola

Project Manager III

Univ of Florida Planning, Design, and Construction

James Villarrubia

CTO/Applied AI Expert/NASA Presidential Fellow

Chris Vogelheim, AIA

Chris Vogelheim

Principal, Sector Leader

HED

Henry Walker

Sr. Program Manager, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics

Mayo Clinic

Steve E Webster, AIA, LEED, BD+C

Steve Webster

Senior Project Architect, Associate Principal

Perkins&Will

Derek Westfall

President

Tradeline, Inc.